Santiago de Cuba started ahead paired with Holguin. Author: Abel Rojas Barallobre
Santiago de Cuba’s team achieved their fifth success, single-handedly retaining the top spot in the Cuban baseball season, only half a point ahead of Pinar de Río, who also won on the first day of May.
The Wasps made short work of Holguin 4-1 thanks to a good start from Andres Reina (8.0 INN, 4H, 5K and 1BB) and they have nine wins in their last ten games on the playing field, the team with the best record in that period.
Vegueros remains very close after his knockout against Cienfuegos (10-0). Lázaro Emilio Blanco (4-2, HR, 3CI) led the charge for the Greens, who had a great run from starter Branlis Rodriguez (6.0 INN, 5H, 5K and 1BB).
Huracanes de Mayabeque beat Matanzas 7-6, in a game in which Adrian Sosa made his fifth save of the season and Yasniel Gonzalez won the Grand Slam with Dennis Laza also scoring a goal.
Crocodile Jurisbel Gracia went 1-3 and holds the lead among batters with an astronomical .485.
In Las Tunas, Leones de Industriales welcomed his mentor Guillermo Carmona, rehabilitated from surgery, defeating Legnadores 17-4 and another full performance by Andy Vargas (7.0 INN, 4CL, 7H, 5K and 3BB), who has two successful starts, as he was unexpectedly replaced for a role in the Blues State.
Wood Yaciel Santoya landed two extra-base hits (a double and a home run) on three trips to the plate and drove four times while Alberto Calderon had a perfect 3-3 day including a tubi and a triple and three pushes. teammates for rubber.
Another player who didn’t start the campaign well either, the Granma champions lost their fifth consecutive defeat to Leopardos de Villa Clara 5-2. The Alazans took advantage of their lack of pitching control in center to hit four runs in the third inning.
In the other game of the day, Camaguey beat Guantanamo 13-4. Luis Macías (5.0 INN, 4CL, 6H, 4K and 3BB) maintained his unbeaten record in five decisions, while Yordanis Samón went 4 of 6 with five RBIs and scored his tenth double per season, 432 for life.
The Artemisa-Sancti Spíritus and La Isla-Ciego de Ávila games were not played due to traffic problems.
This Tuesday, double billboards are being rolled in all parks.
Source: Juventud Rebelde